Enum image

CompressionCode

Namespace: Datalogics::PDFL

Description

Compression values for generating graphics files from PDF pages. A compression value must be provided for JPG or GIF images.

Values

Default

Use the default for the output image type.

NONE

Use no image compression. Valid for BMP, PNG and TIFF outputs only.

FLATE

Deflate algorithm (PNG only). An open source standard widely used for creating zip files and with PDF.

LZW

Lempel-Ziv-Welch, valid for TIFF output. Valid for GIF and TIFF. A lossless algorithm, resulting files are larger but retain original quality.

G3

CCITT Group3 compression. Valid for TIFF, requires colorModel gray. A lossless algorithm for black and white images that efficiently compresses whitespace.

G4

CCITT Group4 compression. Valid for TIFF, requires colorModel gray. A lossless algorithm for black and white images based on G3.

DCT

Discrete Cosine Transform. Lossy algorithm, valid for JPEG. Best when used with continuous tone (such as photographs).